Temperature guage stays cold... - Honda Prelude Forum

Swordfish · 02-14-2002, 07:02 PM

Just got my car back from the transmission place (Don't go to AAMCO!) from them fixing a noise that turned out to be them installing a bad bearing... Anyways.. My car's water pump has been leaking a lot the last month or so... And I haven't filled the coolant for about three weeks before I took it back into the [tranny] shop. Anyways, I was driving around a bit today and noticed that the temperature guage didn't rise past the first mark. It stayed at the coldest rating that the electro-luminescent guages give. Any suggestions? I filled the coolant when I got home and am just curious what to expect. To replace is like 470 bucks, so I'm prolonging things a bit.

S/F

VeeTec · 02-14-2002, 07:46 PM

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Originally posted by Swordfish
Just got my car back from the transmission place (Don't go to AAMCO!) from them fixing a noise that turned out to be them installing a bad bearing... Anyways.. My car's water pump has been leaking a lot the last month or so... And I haven't filled the coolant for about three weeks before I took it back into the [tranny] shop. Anyways, I was driving around a bit today and noticed that the temperature guage didn't rise past the first mark. It stayed at the coldest rating that the electro-luminescent guages give. Any suggestions? I filled the coolant when I got home and am just curious what to expect. To replace is like 470 bucks, so I'm prolonging things a bit.

S/F

That can happen when your coolant level gets too low. Your engine will actually run hotter though, so you should get it fixed A.S.A.P.

Swordfish · 02-15-2002, 06:35 PM

Refilled completely full in the reservoir and tank- of coolant- and today the temperature guage still does not rise.. Temperary problem or something possibly damaging?

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